Vanderbilt's Walter Clair receives Harvard Medal for "extraordinary service"
Walter Clair, MD, MPH, who earned his bachelor's degree, medical degree and Master of Public Health from Harvard University, is one three 2021 recipients of Harvard University's highest honor, the Harvard Medal. View...
VUMC offers new program for undiagnosed diseases
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, an original member institution of the National Institutes of Health's Undiagnosed Diseases Network, (UDN) is launching its own program, the Vanderbilt Undiagnosed Diseases Program, which will operate alongside the UDN. View...
James Crowe receives SEC Faculty Achievement Award
James Crowe Jr., MD, a physician-scientist on the front lines of global research to eliminate human susceptibility to COVID-19 and other illnesses, is Vanderbilt University's winner of the 2021 Southeastern Conference Faculty Achievement Award. View...
VUMC creates new Adult Post-acute COVID Clinic
A new clinic has opened at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, the Adult Post-acute COVID Clinic. With no single location, the clinic is a coordinated service across adult general medicine and medical specialty clinics, with a telemedicine component to facilitate initial patient assessments in most cases. View...
Adult Hospital and Clinics chief of staff Jagasia to leave VUMC
Shubhada Jagasia, MD, MMHC, professor of Medicine and chief of staff for Vanderbilt University Adult Hospital and Clinics, has accepted a new position as President and Chief Executive Officer for Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown and West Hospitals. View...
Five land ASCI Young Physician-Scientist Awards
Five Vanderbilt University Medical Center faculty members have received Young Physician-Scientist Awards from the American Society of Clinical Investigation (ASCI), an elite honor society of physician-scientists. View...
Health care quality expert Berwick set for today's Discovery Lecture
Donald Berwick, MD, MPP, one of the nation's leading authorities on health care quality and improvement, will deliver the next web-based Discovery Lecture on Thursday, April 15, at 4 p.m. via Zoom. View...
Panel to focus on violence against Asians and Asian Americans through lens of history and racial injustice, April 19
The Office for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion will host a panel of Vanderbilt faculty, staff and students to share their experiences as members of the Asian and Asian American communities during the second "This Moment in America" discussion. View...
VUMC to begin blocking access to additional categories of websites on April 21
VUMC will begin blocking additional categories of websites from being accessed from VUMC data networks and the VPN (virtual private network) beginning on April 21. These categories of websites and services are unrelated to VUMC's missions of patient care, research, and education services. View...
Survey Sparks: HIPAA
Part of a series of Joint Commission readiness tips. For more information, go to: https://www.vumc.org/mysite/ View...
VUMC offers new program for undiagnosed diseases
The new program will allow VUMC, already a national leader in assisting adults and children with undiagnosed diseases, to help more patients and families who are struggling to find answers. View...